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Bassett Livestock Auction · Wed, Feb 18

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Bassett

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, Feb 18

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852

← Feb 4Feb 18Mar 11 →

Receipts

5,670 head

▲ 3,745 vs last sale 1,925▲ 5,670 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with the auction two weeks ago on Wednesday, steer offerings 550 to 750 lbs traded steady to 6.00 higher and sharply higher for 550 to 600 lbs heifer offerings. Demand was very good with several buyers and active bidding from the internet. Next Auction Date: MARCH 4 - HALL RANCH BLACK ANGUS BULL AUCTION & SPECIAL BRED COW AUCTION, WEIGH UPS 9AM

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $512.08/cwt on 468 head. That ranks 12 of 12 comparable sales and sits +26.71 against this barn's trailing median of $485.37.

Average price

$512.08

468 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$509

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$110.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.04

vs NE average

+24.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	520.85	2,879	431
Medium and Large 1-2	578	409.97	2,370	37

One grade step is worth $110.88/cwt here — about $509 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale468 hd

512.08

—

NE average7 barns · 1,269 hd

512.12

−0.04

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

+24.73

This barn, trailing median12 sales

485.37

+26.71

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $523.82, low $428.50, median $485.37 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

42 lots · USDA AMS · Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	2,196	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,311	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,189	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	602.74/cwt	602.50–603.00	2,544	29
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	548.26/cwt	532.50–557.50	2,654	86
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	508	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,845	46
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	516.21/cwt	512.00–541.00	2,767	64
Steers

Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

Wed Feb 18, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)

Receipts 5,670Last week 1,925Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	450–500	474	505.00–507.50	506.25
41	500–550	534	468.00	468.00
35	550–600	572	377.50–435.00	394.40
78	600–650	637	375.00–402.00	393.34
33	750–800	789	343.00–348.00	345.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	356	605.00	605.00
39	400–450	430	550.00–552.55	551.24
17	450–500	476	540.00	540.00
84	500–550	529	490.00–507.50

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Bassett

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, Feb 18

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852

← Feb 4Feb 18Mar 11 →

Receipts

5,670 head

▲ 3,745 vs last sale 1,925▲ 5,670 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $512.08/cwt on 468 head. That ranks 12 of 12 comparable sales and sits +26.71 against this barn's trailing median of $485.37.

Average price

$512.08

468 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$509

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$110.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.04

vs NE average

+24.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	520.85	2,879	431
Medium and Large 1-2	578	409.97	2,370	37

One grade step is worth $110.88/cwt here — about $509 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale468 hd

512.08

—

NE average7 barns · 1,269 hd

512.12

−0.04

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

+24.73

This barn, trailing median12 sales

485.37

+26.71

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $523.82, low $428.50, median $485.37 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

42 lots · USDA AMS · Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	2,196	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,311	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,189	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	602.74/cwt	602.50–603.00	2,544	29
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	548.26/cwt	532.50–557.50	2,654	86
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	508	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,845	46
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	516.21/cwt	512.00–541.00	2,767	64
Steers

Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

Wed Feb 18, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)

Receipts 5,670Last week 1,925Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	450–500	474	505.00–507.50	506.25
41	500–550	534	468.00	468.00
35	550–600	572	377.50–435.00	394.40
78	600–650	637	375.00–402.00	393.34
33	750–800	789	343.00–348.00	345.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	356	605.00	605.00
39	400–450	430	550.00–552.55	551.24
17	450–500	476	540.00	540.00
84	500–550	529	490.00–507.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
100	650–700	660	410.00–420.00	419.01
235	700–750	718	390.00–460.00	418.68
35	750–800	794	379.00	379.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
106	500–550	539	548.00	548.00
225	600–650	618	494.00	494.00
386	700–750	720	430.50–446.00	440.81
119	800–850	811	392.00–394.00	392.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	680.00	680.00
5	350–400	364	635.00	635.00
29	400–450	422	602.50–603.00	602.74
86	450–500	484	532.50–557.50	548.26
64	500–550	536	512.00–541.00	516.21
215	550–600	574	480.00–515.00	500.47
321	600–650	629	459.00–480.50	470.75
396	650–700	683	423.00–457.00	436.56
322	700–750	722	414.50–430.50	423.00
245	750–800	773	386.00–408.00	395.08
126	800–850	830	365.00–385.00	374.29
28	850–900	851	350.00	350.00
17	900–950	912	349.00	349.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,154	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	551.24/cwt	550.00–552.55	2,370	39
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	506.25/cwt	505.00–507.50	2,400	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,570	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,575	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	497.80/cwt	490.00–507.50	2,633	84
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	2,499	41
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	455.63/cwt	442.50–465.00	2,606	191
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	394.40/cwt	377.50–435.00	2,256	35
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	424.03/cwt	412.50–440.00	2,659	389
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	393.34/cwt	375.00–402.00	2,506	78
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	660	419.01/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,765	100
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	665	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,733	85
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	395.94/cwt	381.00–407.50	2,684	464
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	718	418.68/cwt	390.00–460.00	3,006	235
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	378.25/cwt	362.50–387.00	2,739	321
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	381.14/cwt	370.00–384.50	2,920	111
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	789	345.41/cwt	343.00–348.00	2,725	33
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	794	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	3,009	35
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	346.04/cwt	345.00–347.50	2,810	24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	500–550	500	515.00	515.00
85	650–700	665	411.00	411.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	398	550.00	550.00
37	550–600	578	400.00–415.00	409.97
65	600–650	633	415.00–455.00	442.44
41	650–700	699	387.50–395.00	393.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
46	500–550	508	560.00	560.00

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

Feeder Cattle

Bassett

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

Feeder Cattle

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